News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader review of ‘The Concorde Bar’ in the new British Airways lounge in Singapore. .....

News in brief: Check out ‘The Concorde Bar’ on YouTube Back in October, I published a brief reader .....

5 Feb 20165 February 2016 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

News in brief: New IHG Spire Elite benefit launched A few people have emailed me recently to ask if I know anything about the promised new benefits for IHG’s new Spire Elite top tier. The answer .....

News in brief: New IHG Spire Elite benefit launched A few people have emailed me recently to ask if I know .....

23 Jan 201623 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 29 comments

Better late than never, it’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of .....

Better late than never, it’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is .....

17 Jan 201617 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping management of its hotel at Canary Wharf in London.  This is presumably linked to the .....

News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping .....

14 Jan 201614 January 2016 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....

I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....

18 Dec 201518 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 74 comments

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....

Our ‘Credit Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might .....

14 Dec 201514 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU rules on .....

What is the best Avios credit card?  With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting .....

7 Dec 20157 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 81 comments

Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more .....

Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business .....

5 Dec 20155 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 132 comments

News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched yesterday. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....

News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers .....

1 Dec 20151 December 2015 by Rob Burgess • 116 comments

A batch of new ‘statement credit’ offers appeared on my American Express online account yesterday. If you have a Gold, Platinum, BA, SPG, Nectar or other Amex-issued Amex card, you should .....

A batch of new ‘statement credit’ offers appeared on my American Express online account yesterday. .....

10 Nov 201510 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 27 comments

Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday. It is, in theory, little more than a PR .....

Saturday 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....

3 Nov 20153 November 2015 by Rob Burgess • 49 comments

American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion.  This is effectively free money if you are targetted for it. You will receive £10 cashback when you make a £20 purchase at .....

American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion.  This is effectively free money if you .....

9 Oct 20159 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 31 comments

It’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals.  Our directory of all 25 UK travel credit .....

It’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....

5 Oct 20155 October 2015 by Rob Burgess • 83 comments

The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....

The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get .....

21 Sep 201521 September 2015 by Rob Burgess • 110 comments